Meet nocturnal animals by torchlight

After nightfall the rainforest around Puerto Jiménez comes to life. In the beam of your head torch, wet leaves and animal eyes gleam. By the stream you spot glass frogs, and Red-eyed Tree Frogs sit on broad leaves. The guide points out eyelash vipers above low branches and blunthead tree snakes along the path. With a bit of luck kinkajous climb in the canopy and sloths rest among the branches. Tent-making bats hang under folded leaves. Scorpions and whip spiders can be seen on trunks and roots.

The tour usually starts around 6pm. The meeting point is a restaurant or café in Puerto Jiménez. After a short drive you reach a private reserve on the edge of Corcovado National Park a few kilometres outside the town. You walk in a small group on flat, sometimes muddy paths and cross small streams. Head torches are provided. Transport can be organised if needed.